Welcome! Whether you're just passing by or an Irelia main we're glad to have you here! FAQ & Helpful Links below.

Irelia in a Nutshell Guide + Matchups Spreadsheet:

As mods its our job to provide you guys with the information you need to win with Irelia. The following links will do just that, the first being a brief guide on what items/runes to take & the second being an extensive look into individual matchups! Use them well.

You can usually find a lot of answers just by searching the subreddit for previous posts.

Note: Threads found to be asking repetitive questions will be removed. Please refer to past subreddit posts + the Nutshell guide before making your post.

Q: "Is there a Discord for IreliaMains? What about clubs?"

A: Yes, you can find an invite linkhereor on the sidebar. Clubs can be foundhere.

Q: "I'm passing through and I'm curious about Irelia. Why should I main her over another champ, what does she have that others don't?"

A: That's ultimately up to you, we all prefer different champs. What I CAN tell you though is that Irelia is loved by this community both in game and in lore. She's a fighter in her own neverending battle to lead & persevere for the ones she loves, all while enduring the fears & desires of a young girl forced into a destiny she never chose. She is a selfless & kind woman above all else; if that and a good community are what you like in a main then you're at the right place.

A:Vote here to find out! My personal opinion - Irelia x Riven is the most likely & realistic, Irelia x Akali & Irelia x Syndra are good alternatives. You can also vote between Irelia's 3 most popular pairingshere.

Q: "Is there anything else I need to know? What happens if I have questions about the subreddit?"

A: Sometimes Irelia's strong, sometimes she's weak. There will be good times, bad times, and awkward ones inbetween but know that we're here for you. We're all in this together as a group of Irelia mains and if you ever need to talk or get some advice the community's here to help!

I'm Vayatir, I've been a moderator here for 9 days making me your newest caretaker. I am a Plat 2 450k mastery Irelia abusermain sucklord who tries to all-in much more than I should and gets punished for it. As for moderating experience, I was a moderator on a small-medium-sized Pokémon fansite for 11 years before retiring this year, and have been a moderator for the leagueoflegends subreddit for 2 years. I have been a lurker of r/ireliamains since I started on Reddit in 2016, and eventually started posting semi-regularly since the rework.

But enough about me because we don't care about me. We care about the subreddit. So let's talk about that.

Why am I making this thread?

Simply, I want your thoughts on all things related to r/ireliamains. I want to know why you come here, what content you want to see, what you don't like to see, what improvements you'd like on the subreddit.

So to that end, I have some questions I'd like answered (yay surveys).

What content would you like to see on the subreddit from the mod team (weekly matchup threads?) etc?

What do you think about the state of rule enforcement on r/ireliamains in the past few months in regards to regulating good/bad topics? Too strict? Not strict enough? Just fine?

Let me be clear about something because I think it may come up. I have no intentions of changing the ruleset unless you guys want it changed (as long as it isn't violating Reddit's site rules). I am not going to import r/leagueoflegends' ruleset here because this isn't /r/leagueoflegends . If you guys are happy about the distribution of content and the rules on this subreddit as they are, that's great and we'll stick with that. I'm making this thread so I can understand what you're all thinking and be in touch with what you expect out of me and the other moderators.

Feel free to ask any questions or contribute to the discussion in any way.

Hi. I started playing league about 2-3 months ago, and for a while I "mained" a new champion basically every week. I finally found a champion I really want to main - Irelia!

The thing is, it's been pretty hard for me to excel at her. I play bot games to practice her combos and I always do pretty good with landing them, trying out new stuff, etc, but I do really bad in normal games. I've gotten the occasional outplay and victory here and there, but I've found that I consistently get C's - B+'s on her, never anything higher.

I am getting way better at last hitting and farming, so I think I am fine in that area. It's pretty easy to farm as Irelia as long as I land my q's at the right moment. I went from about 100 cs in a 30 min game to 250 ish.

Another thing: I find it hard to counter anyone I play. I know Jax, Garen, Panth and Trynd are horrible champs to go up as when Irelia, but I also kind of struggle with other easier matchups. Ex: Ahri is supposed to be an easy champ to play against as Irelia, but I struggle with dodging her charms. I almost always do good early game, but I find myself frequently needing ganks, enough that it takes away from other lanes.

Can someone share some tips to help me out? Anything about runes and builds, learning phase, kills, combos, matchup tips, etc. would be GREATLY appreciated.

Hi everyone my name is Mefy and I stream Monday - Friday. I’m currently at D3 on EUW and irelia is my second most played champ this season I’m massively enjoying her and would appreciate any of you that could come and chill in the stream or help with mechanics/decision making! I’m trying to see if I can make streaming my job so any and all support is massively appreciated! For anyone interested my twitch is - https://www.twitch.tv/ItsMefy thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing from you guys!

Considering I’m low Elo I think it’s far more frequent to see top laners with ignite paired with conquerer/electrocute, so how do you deal with this type of lane pressure?? Not asking for specifics but what are your tips or Laning phase advice? I especially love to play aggressive In lane which is bad as I end up taking trades that aren’t in my favor which result in getting killed by an all in with ignite..... I try to play until six or off their cooldowns but i wanted to know what are more ways to deal with this.

I've been in practice mode a lot and noticed that the majority of times if I Q to a dummy and immediately try to Q to another, there is tiny delay. Sometimes I can get it almost instant and it looks like I'm just gliding between the targets like I see with streamers. Is there a specific timing for this or is it my 60 ping??

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Kinda feel the same way with E, it looks like streamers can get the blades out instantly, whereas if I do it too fast the second blade doesn't come out at all. Any help would be great

Hey guys, I feel like I'm really good on Irelia, I have about 150k points on her and I'm proud to say that I main her. I know how her abilities work, her stats, when to all in and when not to. I feel like I know a lot, but maybe you guys know some tips, outplays, combos and moves that Irelia has but not so many people know them?

Both are good with their respective blades and are quick on their feet, but in a fight who would win? Would yasuo's wind powers put him above irelia or would irelia barrage of blades and quick movements be enough? Remember lore wise Irelia isn't limited to just 6 blades, she took out an army with over 100. Also in lore don't forget that Yasuo himself can bend air freely and the powers don't come from his sword. He just uses the sword to channel the wind into more lethal strikes.Take note for Yasuo Wind is a natural resource and there for exhausts no energy needed to manifest it he just controls it.

So yesterday I was on the PBE experimenting with some pre-season builds for the classic bruiser Irelia, and I wanted to try out some unconventional things. I used PTA along with some other keystones and came to this realization that I did zero damage without conqueror. After they did that mini-revert back in patch 8.15 where they removed 5 base damage from her Q and 10 base damage from her E, but gave her some minuscule stat boosts, I feel as though it made conqueror the only viable choice on her that everybody just runs. Her base damage is just too redundant without the true damage to back it up.

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My hopes for preseason is that Riot nerfs conqueror and adds some damage back into Irelia's abilities.

I'm a high Plat ADC main trying to get more into other roles and lanes. Apart from marksmen, I also play Syndra, Ekko, Fizz, Diana... but stillñ, 80% of my main champs are AD carries.

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I played a little of old Irelia (got M4 on her), but she was just too one dimensional for me. I falled in love with the rework, but didn't feel encouraged enough to main her. After the Divine Sword skin release (BEAUTIFUL SKIN BTW), I decided to buy it and start maining this girl.

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I've played mostly normal games tho, so things went easy as hell, I got mastery 7 with only 30k points, but I knew I was only using like 50% of her potential. I've played a few rankeds now and some 1v1s, and I'm discovering stuff that I didn't know about. So I'd appreciate you to help me with those! D:

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1-Do we always take resolve secondary with bone plating and chrysalis? what about nullifying orb against some nasty ap comps? What after the runes changes (that I'm not very aware of btw)

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2-How do you not get abused too hard lvl1? I almost always end up getting either pushed unter turret or with 1/3 of my hp gutted, because I'm punished every time I dash to a minion.

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3-Is TF-STERAKS-T.HYDRA with the early tiamat the ONLY viable path? What about Deaths Dance? BotrK? When would you get any of these, and why?

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4-How do you play the Akali matchup? I just got destroyed by a friend who is a bit lower elo than mein an 1v1 and doesn't play much Akali. She just gets free q-aa's and feels way stronger than you. Lost 4-1 :s (tho we only played till 12 min mark, not lategame, I've CRUSHED a lot of Akalis lategame)

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5-How do you effectively use E? I find myself missing it too often. I know casting it during a Bladesurge hides it, but still...

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That's pretty much everything, I only have like 44k on Irelia, I'm still pretty new to her, but I want to make her one of my best champions. Than you all for reading!